Strafford County

Mark Brave was sentenced Monday to 3 ½ to 7 years after misusing a county credit card for personal expenses and then lying to investigators and a grand jury.

Juan Francisco Méndez was detained last month after ICE agents broke into his car with an axe.

ICE agents detained Juan Francisco Méndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband, who's held in the Strafford County jail in Dover, NH.

Gobernador Sununu anuncia su apoyo a la candidata Republicana Nikki Haley. Littleton tomará decisiones sobre reglas de arte público el próximo año. Sheriff de Strafford renuncia después de problemas legales.

A dispositional hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 30 to discuss next steps in the case. A trial date has not been set.

The case came to the public eye earlier this year, after one of the women involved, spoke to Foster's Daily Democrat, frustrated her allegations were seemingly going nowhere.

At a meeting hours earlier, Strafford County commissioners gave Mark Brave until noon Tuesday to accept their latest offer to go on paid administrative leave.

Strafford County officials will meet Monday to discuss a removal petition against Sheriff Mark Brave.

Sheriff Mark Brave said he is not guilty and not stepping down.

Mark Brave was elected as the state's first Black sheriff in November 2020. In confirming the investigation against him, Brave said the Strafford County commissioners want him gone because he doesn't do things the way they expect.